Ice Climbing, Pictured Rocks, Michigan

» kai hit a tree
One of the most memorable moments of this trip came when a strange car pulled aside Tyler and I and said "Do
you have a friend on a snowmobile?...he hit a tree along the side of the road...he's okay, but he hit a tree."
At that point Tyler was probably really regretting his decision to sign the damage waiver.
Tyler and I wondered about what circumstances could involve Kai hitting a tree on a snowmobile without
injury. I assumed it had something to do with Kai trying to make a quick turn when
he saw a sign for a sauna (he's Finnish).
When we found Kai we at least expected to find the snowmobile wrapped around a tree, but no,
it was just NEAR a tree, harmlessly stuck in the soft snow of a snowbank
(common rookie mistake according to the laughing passerbys). So, nothing really dramatic
had happened,
Kai was just trying to turn around after he missed a turn and got the snowmobile stuck in a pile
of soft snow. After we failed to pull it out of the snow by hand, Tyler hooked it up to his truck and
got it out no problem. We had only rented the snomobile as an easy way to access an ice climb,
but this is not the last drama that it would cause.

Okay, so an atheist, a Christian, and a Mormon walk into a bar after ice climbing. This is
not the start of some bad joke, but what ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Unfortunately, nothing funny
transpired.

More to come...

Tyler on Bridal Veil, a 140 foot waterfall (tallest in Michigan) that slides down the cliffs into Lake Superior.

This is a photo of a climber on Bridal Veil from last year.

Iced cliffs.

Getting near the steep part.

Bridal Veil as seen from the lake ice. If you look closely you can see Kai at the top just to the left of the ice.

Tyler's feet and me near the bottom of Bridal Veil (Photo by Kai).

Looking towards Mosquito Beach.

Almost up (Photo by Kai).

An ice cave below Bridal Veil.

Kai on the ramp.

Tyler on some ice column.

Ice cave under the cliffs.

It's hard to appreciate the scale without seeing it in person, but maybe a video will help.